Edmonton Oilers at Columbus Blue Jackets NHL Picks & Predictions 12/12/2017

Tuesday, December 12, 2017

Nationwide Arena

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The Edmonton Oilers travel to Nationwide Arena to play the Columbus Blue Jackets on Tuesday, December 12, 2017. The opening line for this game has the Oilers at +149 and the Blue Jackets at -165.

Edmonton has a record of 12-16-2 this season and on the road they have a record of 7-7-2. They are 7th in the Pacific Division. They've scored 86 goals and given up 99 goals for a point differential of -13. For the season they have an ATS record of 12-18-0 and an over/under record of 15-14-0. Columbus is 19-10-1 including 11-5-0 at home this season. They are 1st in the Metropolitan Division. They've scored 86 goals and surrendered 73 for a goal differential of +13. Their record against the spread is 19-11-0 while their over/under record is 13-16-0.

Valuable Edmonton Oilers Betting Trends

The Edmonton Oilers are 12-18-0 straight up this year

The Edmonton Oilers are 15-14-0 against the over/under this season

Important Columbus Blue Jackets Betting Trends

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 19-11-0 straight up this year

The Columbus Blue Jackets are 13-16-0 against the over/under this season

Key Edmonton Oilers Injuries

12/01/17 D Adam Larsson Upper Body IR (11/30)
11/30/17 GO Cam Talbot Upper Body IR (11/28)
10/01/17 D Andrej Sekera Knee IR (10/03)

Key Columbus Blue Jackets Injuries

12/01/17 D Ryan Murray Upper Body IR (11/27)

Player Spotlight

Connor McDavid has accumulated 35 total points this season for the Oilers. He has 11 goals this year with 82 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 13%. He has a total of 24 assists on the season and averages 21.5 minutes played per game. Patrick Maroon averages 17.2 minutes of ice time per game this year. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 11% by scoring 8 goals on 75 shots. He has 9 assists, giving him a total of 17 points on the season. Laurent Brossoit has 2 wins and 6 losses this season in net for the Oilers. He has 282 shots against him and he's given up 32 goals. He's made 250 saves for a save percentage of 89%.

Player Spotlight

Artemi Panarin has scored 26 total points this year for the Blue Jackets. He has 7 goals this season with 84 shots on goal, giving him a shooting percentage of 8%. He has a total of 19 assists on the season and averages 20.1 minutes played per game. Josh Anderson averages 17.5 minutes of ice time per game. In that time he has a shooting percentage of 12% by scoring 11 goals on 91 shots. He has 7 assists, giving him a total of 18 points on the season. Sergei Bobrovsky has 16 wins and 7 losses this year in goal for the Blue Jackets. He has 719 shots against him and he's surrendered 50 goals. He's made 669 saves for a save percentage of 93%.

Useful Team Statistics

The Oilers have 26 total points this season, which ranks them 27th in the NHL. They are 20th in the league in goals scored with 86 while they've given up 99 goals, ranking them 5th overall. They have had 80 power play opportunities and have scored 14 goals on those chances for a percentage of 18%. That is 22nd in the NHL. The Oilers have allowed 99 power play opportunities and have given up 27 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 73%, putting them 31st in the league when short-handed. They average 34 shots per game and as a team shoot 8.32% for the season. They allow 31 shots to their opposition per contest and have a team save percentage of 89%. That puts them 30th in the league in stopping the puck.

Useful Team Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 6th in the NHL with a total of 39 points this year. They have 8 power play goals on 85 opportunities for a percentage of 9%. That ranks them 31st in the league as a power play unit. They've allowed 77 power play opportunities and have given up 11 goals on those chances for a penalty kill percentage of 86%. That is 3rd in the NHL. As a team, the Blue Jackets are 19th in the league with 86 goals scored while they've given up 73 goals, which is 29th overall. They average 35 shots per contest and have a team shooting percentage of 8.23%. As a team they give up 30 shots per game and have a save percentage of 92%. That is 3rd in the NHL.

Advanced Statistics

Edmonton is 2nd in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 53.6%, as they've attempted 1,940 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,677 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage is 54.2% as they have 1,446 attempts while they have given up 1,224 shots on the defensive end. That ranks them 3rd in the league. The Oilers start possessions in the offensive zone 55.6% of the time, which is 3rd in the league, while their defensive zone percentage is at 44.4% for the season. That is 29th overall in the NHL. They have 935 face-off wins compared to 937 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 49.9%. That ranks them 16th in the league. On defense Edmonton has 842 hits and they have blocked 453 shots from the opposition, putting them 9th overall.

Advanced Statistics

The Blue Jackets are 12th in the league in starting possessions in the offensive zone, doing so 52% of the time. Their defensive zone percentage is at 48% for the season, which is 19th in the NHL. They have 837 face-off wins compared to 941 losses, meaning their face-off win percentage is 47.1%. That is 27th in the league. On defense Columbus has 659 hits and they have blocked 440 shots from the opposition, which is 13th in the league. Columbus is 7th in the NHL in Corsi percentage with 52.2% as they've attempted 1,806 shots on net at full strength while they've given up 1,651 shots on net in the same situations. Their Fenwick percentage of 53.6% ranks 2nd as they have 1,401 attempts while they have given up 1,211 shots on the defensive end.

Who will win tonight's Oilers/Blue Jackets NHL game against the spread?

Guy's Pick: Take Columbus -165

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